吊

diào

a string of 100 cash (arch.), to lament, to condole with

调

diào

to transfer, to move (troops or cadres), to investigate, to enquire into, accent, view, argument, key (in music), mode (music), tune, tone, melody

窎

diào

(literary) distant, deep, profound

蓧

diào

bamboo basket

藋

diào

Sambucu javinica

铫

diào

pan with a long handle

铞

diào

see 钌铞儿

伄

diào

see 伄儅

吊

diào

to suspend, to hang up, to hang a person

钓

diào

to fish with a hook and bait

掉

diào

to fall, to drop, to lag behind, to lose, to go missing, to reduce, fall (in prices), to lose (value, weight etc), to wag, to swing, to turn, to change, to exchange, to swap, to show off, to shed (hair), (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)

掉进池塘

diào jìn chí táng

Fall into the pond

掉进河里

diào jìn hé lǐ

Fall into the river

渔夫在海边钓鱼。

yú fū zài hǎi biān diào yú。

Fisherman fishing on the seashore.

爸爸喜欢开船钓鱼。

bà ba xǐ huan kāi chuán diào yú。

Dad likes to go fishing in a boat.

用纸巾擦掉你的手

yòng zhǐ jīn cā diào nǐ de shǒu

Wipe your hands off with a tissue

孩子擦掉脸上的汗

hái zi cā diào liǎn shàng de hàn

Child wipes sweat from face

他擦掉脸上的血迹

tā cā diào liǎn shàng de xuè jì

He wiped the blood off his face

他擦掉脸上的泥土

tā cā diào liǎn shàng de ní tǔ

He wiped the dirt off his face

她悄悄擦掉了眼泪。

tā qiāo qiāo cā diào le yǎn lèi。

She quietly wiped away tears.

我正在调查这个问题。

wǒ zhèng zài diào chá zhè ge wèn tí。

I'm looking into this issue.